Videos over the next week
Many times in the holiday season teachers will show videos to celebrate the season. Please be mindful that copyright still should be follow...
Videos over the next week
Videos over the next week
Videos over the next week
Media Monday: Video Viewing Reminders
Media Monday: Video Viewing Reminders
It's the most wonderful time of the year... It is that time of year when you find your staff looking for creative ways to educate...
Public Performance Licensing
Public Performance Licensing
Showing Movies? Public Performance Licensing information. Please check out this information recently shared with your principal. ...
Friday Jam: Where, Oh Where, Did Pandora Go?
Friday Jam: Where, Oh Where, Did Pandora Go?
Over the last few months, we have discouraged the use of Pandora and other similar custom playlist music sites in the classroom since str...
September Tip of the Month: Copyright
September Tip of the Month: Copyright
September's Tip of the Month about Copyright and Fair Use is now available! Click here to view
May's Digital Citizenship Tip of the Month
May's Digital Citizenship Tip of the Month
The Digital Learning Team has the May "Tip of the Month" ready for you. This short presentation includes a grade specific shor...
Showing posts with label copyright. Show all posts
Showing posts with label copyright. Show all posts
Friday, December 11, 2020
Videos over the next week
Many times in the holiday season teachers will show videos to celebrate the season. Please be mindful that copyright still should be followed. Here are the copyright policies for Johnston County. Revised January 2020 along with Permission Documents. If you have questions, reach out to your media coordinator for advice.
Be mindful that Google Meet can be considered a public showing.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Media Monday: Video Viewing Reminders
It's the most wonderful time of the year...
It is that time of year when you find your staff looking for creative ways to educate our students!
Many times this means they are looking for videos to share.
Be sure to take a moment to review with your staff the proper video showing procedures to ensure that they are not breaking copyright laws.
You can also share the "safe" places to locate educational "tools"
like Discovery Education and NC Wise Owl.
From the Johnston County Schools Procedures Manual for Media Centers,
In accordance with Johnston County Board Policy, all digital media broadcasts other than those from the school media center or central office collection require written prior approval from the principal. The approval is granted for specific classes and it never extends for more than one school year.
2. All videos and digital media must be previewed by the teacher prior to use in the classroom.
3. In accordance with JCS Board Policy 3330-R, Disney Entertainment films may not be shown in the classroom, unless they are purchased from Disney’s Educational division. They will have the words “Disney Educational” on them.
4. Teachers are exempt from the public performance prohibition only if they meet ALL FOUR of these criteria:
- The teacher must be present when the viewing occurs.
- The video must be shown in a classroom setting and only the students enrolled in that class may attend the showing.
- The video content must be a direct connection to the curriculum being taught and it may not be used as a reward or filler.
- The video/digital media being used must be a legal copy, not copied from a legitimate copy.
6. Privately purchased videotapes and DVDs labeled home use only may not be shown in the classroom over the media retrieval system.
7. Videos/digital media that are shown in the classroom must be purchased by a teacher or school through an educational vendor. The following vendors are recommended:
- Follett
- Library Video Company
- PBS Video
- AIMS Multimedia
- Disney Educational Productions
- Teacher’s Video Company
- Discovery Channel
- History Channel
- A & E
9. Personal video equipment may not be attached to classroom monitors. Bringing a VCR and DVD player from home for classroom use violates the technology use agreement for Johnston County School employees.
Digital Media Guidelines
In the Johnston County School System, the viewing of rated videos is restricted to:
Grade Levels
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Video Ratings
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K – 4
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G
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5 – 8
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G, PG with parental permission
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9 – 12
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G, PG, PG-13
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JCS Board Policy prohibits the broadcasting of digital media that violates copyright for student viewing.
All videos, regardless of rating, should be shown with discretion. Videos with ratings other than G, PG, or PG-13 are strictly forbidden. No R-rated videos may be shown in JCS.
Teachers who wish to use a PG rated film for grades 5- 8 should preview the video, receive written prior approval from the principal using a fully completed Request for Prior Approval of Digital Broadcast and, upon approval, should do the following:
- Provide written notice to parents with an alternative assignment option. Notice must include an accurate description of the contents of the videotape or DVD, the educational objective, and information on where the parent or guardian may obtain the video for preview.
- Require a signed permission statement from the parent or guardian of each student prior to allowing students to view the video and keep the signed forms on file.
- Offer to a student, upon parent request, a meaningful alternative activity in association with the same learning objective.
Here is the link for the "Prior Approval of a Digital Media Broadcast" form.
If your school has purchased the Public Performance Rights Site License here is the information on what that license allows.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Do you need a better understanding of COPYRIGHT!?
DPI is offering a free, self paced course through Home Base/NCEES.
It is entitled Copyright in the K-12 Classroom. It will take approximately 10 hours to complete the course. It is encouraged that you spread this out over days and/or weeks. Participants may earn 1 CEU for its completion.
TO REGISTER:
1. Go through JCS Online Connections to Homebase.
2. Log in and then select TruNorth Logic.
3. Go into Professional Development.
4. Search course name as above and then get started.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Public Performance Licensing
Showing Movies?
Public Performance Licensing information. Please check out this information recently shared with your principal. The license covers showing movies outside of an educational exemption (described in the letter). Please review this information and discuss with your principal.
This information is also in the Tech Folder, here is the direct link.
Friday, October 9, 2015
Friday Jam: Where, Oh Where, Did Pandora Go?
Over the last few months, we have discouraged the use of Pandora and other similar custom playlist music sites in the classroom since streaming music in the classroom/cafeteria/office is considered a "public performance" and violates copyright and most terms of service for free accounts.
At the September Tech/Media Meeting and Principal's Meeting, the district shared a letter we received from Pandora in August that states (bolded words added for emphasis):
" Unfortunately, the copyright code does not make a distinction between commercial businesses and non-profit businesses. Any enterprise outside of personal, individual use requires a type of license that Pandora can only provide through its partner, DMX.
This means, your employees can sit at their desks and listen to Pandora One through their individual accounts on their computers or mobile devices; however, if you are playing a single stream over speakers in a work place, even a non-profit, you need to subscribe to the DMX service."
Since this information was shared in September, we have continued to observe use of Pandora streaming in the classroom and therefore we have blocked Pandora to prevent further copyright infringement.
Public Radio is an excellent source of copyright free music. National Public Radio (NPR) has a collection of radio stream channels in multiple genres. We encourage the carefully screened use of public radio within classrooms to enrich instruction and the educational environment.
If a teacher is interested in purchasing a performance license from DMX to stream Pandora, please direct them to this website to learn more about the for fee ($24.95 per month) service.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Friday, May 1, 2015
May's Digital Citizenship Tip of the Month
The Digital Learning Team has the May "Tip of the Month" ready for you. This short presentation includes a grade specific short video and a few talking points to help you discuss the issue more in depth with students. This month's focus "Does it Belong to you?"
Thank you for helping us keep these topics relevant and important to our students. Click here to see this month's tip: http://bit.ly/cybertip
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